The National Weather Service is predicting up to 6 inches of snow on Wednesday, March 12.David Harris | mlive.com

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- It will be a slow and slippery morning commute on Wednesday, March 12.

A strong storm rolling through the area could dump as much as 6 inches of snow on the area.

"Roads are going to be pretty bad when they
are untreated," said National Weather Service Meteorologist Dave Kook. "Snowfall is coming down 1 to 2 inches an hour. That's pretty hard
for snow plows and salt trucks to keep up."

As a result of the storm, several schools are closed Wednesday. Carman-Ainsworth, Goodrich and Swartz Creek are among those schools closed, according to NBC25. Flint and Grand Blanc schools also are closed. For a full list go to NBC25.

With the tough winter causing many schools to go over their allotted six snow days, schools are looking at ways to make up the lost time. Students in the Atherton, Grand Blanc, Beecher, Genesee, Westwood Heights, Bendle, Davison, LakeVille
and Flushing districts have now missed at least nine days.

Genesee County Road Commission crews were expected to go out at about 3 a.m. to clear the roads. A winter storm warning is in effect until 3 p.m.

The snow should taper off by the early afternoon hours, Kook said. Then the wind will kick up, causing some blowing snow. Winds will be 16 to 24 mph with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Temperatures will also drop as the day goes on. It was around 29 degrees at 5:30 a.m. and it will drop to about 16 by 5 p.m. On Wednesday night, temperatures will be as low as -1 with wind chills around -12.

For those keeping track, this storm will bring us to the brink of the all time snow total record for a winter. Flint was less then 6 inches from breaking the record set back in the 1970s.

"It'll be close," Kook said.

Flint police and Genesee County 911 reported a number of accidents already this morning. Follow in the comments section below for the latest accident information,